COMPARING TWO PLACES
Waldo vs McPherson
PLACE A
Waldo, Florida
VS
PLACE B
McPherson, Kansas
Waldo is 94% smaller than McPherson. McPherson earns more, with a median household income $47,635 higher. McPherson has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs -17%).
WALDOMCPHERSONDIFFERENCE
Total population81413,918−94% vs McPherson
Population density3741,700−1,325
Population growth-16.7%7.0%−23.7 pts
Median age47.535.4+12.1
Male43.4%48.8%−5.4 pts
Female56.6%51.2%+5.4 pts
Foreign-born5.2%5.1%+0.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic54.6%85.5%−30.9 pts
Black28.9%2.4%+26.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino11.2%7.2%+4.0 pts
Asian0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Other5.4%4.1%+1.3 pts
Median household income$29,894$77,529−$47,635
Per capita income$22,874$36,077−$13,203
Poverty rate28.0%13.5%+14.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4260.400+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher6.7%38.4%−31.7 pts
Graduate degree1.1%15.1%−14.0 pts
Unemployment rate4.0%1.9%+2.1 pts
Labor force participation65.3%68.4%−3.1 pts
Median home value$113,600$211,700−$98,100
Median gross rent$745$925−$180
Owner-occupied68.2%65.4%+2.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.7%7.2%+0.5 pts
Rent-burdened households49.5%35.4%+14.1 pts
Average commute23.911.4+12.5
Worked from home6.2%5.0%+1.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured7.1%8.1%−1.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025